Saturday, July 3, 2010

This afternoon we took the kids to see Toy Story 3. And, of course, the obligatory previews.

Watching the previews (and the movie), there were 2 themes that seemed remarkable:

1. Digital animation and special effects get more awesome every year.

2. Our music tastes in movie soundtracks are still living in the 1970's and 1980's.

It's not like they've stopped making music since the mid-80's. Maybe using these soundtracks increases the appeal to adults (I'm not complaining, believe me. Just making the observation). Maybe it's all they can think of. Maybe it's cheap. But consider:

Toy Story 3 (itself a franchise 15 years old, which is really hard for me to believe) features the songs "Dream Weaver" (Gary Wright, 1976) and "Le Freak" (Chic, 1978).

Come on. Do you really want some third-rate criminal to produce some rap-rhymed mental flatulence about the "hos" and spinners on his ride? Be grateful that they are warming over the 80s stuff, instead of going back to the hippies.

Clothes are next!! I can remember while costuming one of my dad's plays (he's retired from teaching now) the kids were all starting to wear bell bottoms. Their chins all hit the ground when I said something about my jeans having looked the same when I was in 7th grade... back in... what?... '73? ::snicker::

For a lot of Gen Xers, it's like getting to relive your high school years, only this time with money and a car and social skills and better hair. And just wait- a few more years, and cute cartoon animals in kiddie films will be singing "Black Hole Sun" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Maybe when they make the sequel to "Ratatouille," they'll use "Bullet with Butterfly Wings."

I haven't seen the A-Team remake yet but the trailer looked good. I was a HUGE fan of the original. In it's heyday my mom would always call me at 8pm on a Tuesday night because she knew I'd be home, "watching your hero, Mr T". Dang skippy.

I was never a fan of the original Karate Kid but I've heard that the new one is actually well done and a little less cheesy than the original (which, face it, was 95% American-cheese-food-slices individually wrapped in plastic). And I'm sorry but Jackie Chan can whoop Miyagi's butt any day. :-P

It's a sign we're growing older when we can say, 'oh, no, not that again' and not be oohing and ahing about it as if it's just been released. My kid was saying he's crazy about the 80's so looked over lists of pop from that time and cannot even stomach the thought of introducing him to muskrat Sam. back in the high life, or the captain of her heart, although I wouldn't mind hearing Down Under, Alan Parsons, or Wang Chung very, very occasionally.

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